Cabinet approves pacts with Ethiopia on trade, Armenia on custom matters
The Dollar Business Bureau The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the trade agreement between India and Ethiopia for boosting and promoting trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. “The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for the trade Agreement between India and Ethiopia for strengthening and promoting trade and economic co-operation,” said an official statement. The trade Agreement between the two countries was signed on October 5, 2017 during the visit of President Ram Nath Kovind to Ethiopia. The new trade agreement will replace the present trade agreement, which was signed between India and Ethiopia in 1982. The new Agreement will provide for all the necessary steps to promote trade, investment economic and technical cooperation ...
India held bilateral meetings with various countries at the WSIS Forum 2017
The Dollar Business Bureau The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2017 represents the world's largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. The annual WSIS Forum is a global multi-stakeholder platform facilitating the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines for advancing sustainable development. The Forum provides an opportunity for information exchange, knowledge creation and sharing of best practices, while identifying emerging trends and fostering partnerships, taking into account the evolving Information and Knowledge Societies. The Forum is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, in close collaboration with all WSIS Action Line co-/facilitators and other UN organisations (UNDESA, FAO, UNEP, WHO, UN Women, WIPO, WFP, ILO, WMO, ITC, UPU, UNODC, UNICEF and UN Regional Commissions). It provides an ...
India, Kenya gear up for bilateral investments
The Dollar Business Bureau India and Kenya on Wednesday participated in the seventh Joint Committee Meeting in New Delhi, a meeting that is being held between the two nations after a gap of over four years. In the meeting, both the sides reviewed their bilateral trade and agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of bilateral investment, infrastructure, among other key sectors. Speaking at the meet, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Commerce Minister, Government of India, called for enhancement of the share of Kenyan exports in India’s bilateral trade. She further stressed on the need for India’s increased development partnership engagement with Kenya and for cooperation in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and mining. Referring to Kenyan President’s priority towards the infrastructure ...
